United States Seventh Circuit

District court judgment denying defendant's motion to withdraw his guilty plea to charges of bribery and smuggling bulk cash is affirmed where: 1) the court properly found there was a factual basis for his plea; and 2) defendant received effective assistance of counsel, and any ineffective assistance did not prejudice him.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/03/2008
• Decided 08/04/2009
• Published 08/04/2009

Judges

• WOOD, Circuit Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and MANION and WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Jeffrey B. Lang (argued), Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Rock Island, IL, Joseph H. Hartzler, Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Springfield, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Paul L. Alaga (argued), Romero & Alaga, San Fransisco, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.